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| ball girl |
a girl or young woman who retrieves stray balls during a tennis or baseball game, or who has charge of balls used in practice, as in field hockey or volleyball. |
| ball handling |
the act or skill of handling the ball in other sports, such as volleyball and polo. [1/2 definitions] |
| kneepad |
a protective pad worn on the knee, esp. by athletes such as basketball or volleyball players, cyclists, and the like. |
| rally1 |
in sports such as tennis or volleyball, to hit the ball back and forth several times before a point is scored or before the game begins. [2/12 definitions] |
| spike1 |
in volleyball, the act of hitting the ball sharply downward across the net. [2/9 definitions] |
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